United States v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
July 1965
most recently cited
6 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Penn Mut. Life Ins. · 203 F. Supp. 1 - United States v. Sullivan
Most-quoted passages
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“The United States could not rewrite the policies of the defendant insurance companies by giving notice of a tax lien to such companies. * * * [I]t was the duty of the insurance companies to make use of the cash surrender value of * * * [their respective] policies in accordance with the * * * premium loan provisions of such policies, even after actual notice of the Government's lien.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“all property rights to property, moneys, credits and/or bank deposits”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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